(a) Prior to admission to a preparation program leading to the Principal Certificate, an individual must:
- (1) hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education;
- (2) demonstrate an acceptable combination of a score on a nationally-normed assessment and grade point average, as determined by the preparation program
- (b) Preparation programs may adopt requirements for admission in addition to those required in subsection (a) of this section.
- (c) Each preparation program must develop and implement specific criteria and procedures that allow admitted individuals to substitute experience and/or professional training directly related to the standards identified in §241.15 of this title (relating to Standards for the Principal Certificate) for part of the preparation requirements.
Source Note:The provisions of this §241.5 adopted to be effective March 14, 1999, 24 TexReg 1616; amended to be effective September 2, 1999, 24 TexReg 6751.